Mother’s Volcanic Lipstick
Mar 5, 2019 | (The Mother Lode)
This post was written in June 2013, just a month after Mother passed away. It’s a sweet story of the things left undisturbed on her vanity and my discovery of her favorite shade of lipstick. Enjoy. One of the first things I did when I came home from my trip...Best Day of My Life — Daily Devotional
May 23, 2017 | (Growing Faith), (The Mother Lode)
Today marks the fourth anniversary of my mother’s death. Every year I try to honor her memory by sharing her daily devotional. I am no stranger to the searing pain that grief brings with the loss of someone you love dearly. Through it all I have remained...Best of Earnie: Susan Boyle and Brunswick Stew
Nov 14, 2015 | (The Mother Lode)
This is a post from November 2012…part of my “Best of Earnie” series.. We like to come up with all sorts of engaging activites for our residents at Windwood Trail Haus. Earnie’s homework, and activity in the Day Room on Monday, was making...Best of Earnie: One of the times she made me laugh
Nov 6, 2015 | (The Mother Lode)
When I started my blog in 2011, it was a wonderful forum for me to journal my thoughts, both funny and touching, on being a caregiver. While my parents challenged me at times, mostly Daddy with his fierce grip on independence and seeing it slip away, I would say most...Go Ask Your Mother
May 6, 2014 | (The Mother Lode)
I had my first reminder the other day at CVS when I saw the Mother’s Day card section. It hit me that after making or buying cards for my mother, this would be the first time in probably 45 years that I won’t be able to do this for her. There...
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.
She taught me how to prepare fabulous food, entertain guests with style and design a traditional home with a pop of color and a splash of animal print. Share my fondness of blending Mother’s mid-century style with a modern spin.
She taught me how to prepare fabulous food, entertain guests with style and design a traditional home with a pop of color and a splash of animal print. Share my fondness of blending Mother’s mid-century style with a modern spin.